# List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2016

The UK R&B Albums Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, that ranks the 40 biggest-selling albums that are classified in the R&B and Hip hop genres in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, and is based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days.
The following are the number-one albums of 2016.

## Number-one albums

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label |
| 1 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 8 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 15 January | Keep Up | KSI | Island |
| 22 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 29 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 5 February | Anti | Rihanna | Westbury Road / Roc Nation |
| 12 February | Throwback Slowjams | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 19 February | Throwback Slowjams | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 26 February | Throwback Slowjams | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 4 March | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Macklemore LLC |
| 11 March | Made in the Manor | Kano | Parlophone |
| 18 March | Old Skool | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 25 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 1 April | Mind of Mine | Zayn | RCA |
| 8 April | Mind of Mine | Zayn | RCA |
| 15 April | Mind of Mine | Zayn | RCA |
| 22 April | Anti | Rihanna | Westbury Road / Roc Nation |
| 29 April | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 6 May | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic |
| 13 May | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 20 May | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 27 May | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 3 June | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 10 June | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 17 June | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 24 June | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 1 July | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 8 July | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 15 July | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 22 July | Love & Hate | Michael Kiwanuka | Polydor |
| 29 July | Love & Hate | Michael Kiwanuka | Polydor |
| 5 August | Major Key | DJ Khaled | We the Best/Epic |
| 12 August | Landlord | Giggs | SNI |
| 19 August | PartyNextDoor 3 | PartyNextDoor | OVO/Parlophone |
| 26 August | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry |
| 2 September | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry |
| 9 September | Growing Over Life | Wretch 32 | Polydor |
| 16 September | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry |
| 23 September | Hard II Love | Usher | RCA |
| 30 September | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia |
| 7 October | Chilled Hip Hop | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound |
| 14 October | Let Them Eat Chaos | Kae Tempest | Fiction |
| 21 October | 1992 | The Game | SPV |
| 28 October | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic |
| 4 November | Dreamland | Mic Righteous | Grimey Limey |
| 11 November | Here | Alicia Keys | RCA |
| 18 November | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Epic |
| 25 November | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic |
| 2 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 9 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 16 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 23 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic |
| 30 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic |